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Cazuela

Name: Cazuela
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chile
Ingredients: 4 Bone-In Chicken Thighs; 300g Pumpkin; from 2 Corn (in rounds); 2 Potato; 1 Carrot; 4 tbsp Rice (or pasta); A pinch Cilantro; To taste Salt

Soup

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

A hearty soup of chicken with big chunks of squash, corn, and potato — a beloved Chilean home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Cazuela is Chile's signature home-style soup, made by slowly simmering chicken or beef with vegetables and seasoning it simply to let the ingredients speak. Big pieces of squash, corn, and potato make it a nourishing meal in one bowl, loved across generations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a chilly day, the family gathers around a steaming pot of cazuela at lunch, sharing out the big chunks of vegetables.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bone-In Chicken Thighs 4
Pumpkin 300g
Corn (in rounds) from 2
Potato 2
Carrot 1
Rice (or pasta) 4 tbsp
Cilantro A pinch
Salt To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put the chicken in a large pot with plenty of water, bring to a boil, and skim.
Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes to cook the chicken.
Add squash, corn, potato, and carrot cut into large pieces.
Simmer for 20–30 minutes until the vegetables are tender, then add the rice and cook further.
Season with salt and scatter with cilantro.

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